Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-19
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CIV. REESE.....-.--. Lessee and Editor
Saturday March Ias1. 1857.
ANLhDL.RES5.
TO the Agriculturists of the State Of Louis
lana.

lana.
The Executive Committee of the
Louisiana State Agricultural Socie.
~ held a session in New Orleans on
February 10th, and passed the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That all papers in the
State are requested to publish the
address prepared by the Committee
to the agricaltnrists of the State
THE ADDRESS.
To the Agriculturists Of the State
OF Louisiana: A convention OF the
farmers, of the State of Louisiana
met in ia lua-y last in B:ton Rouge
and formed State Agricultural So
eiey.
The Executive Committee Of that
society met in the city of New Or
leans upon the 10Th inst and appoin-
ted the undesigned a committee to
issue an address to the people of the
State, setting forth tho objects Of
our organization, and making an ap-
peal for cooperation.
The objects Of tho State ASricul
tural Society is to foster aud ad-
vance all agricultural interests, in
Guiding farming, gardening, stock
raising, dairies, fruit growing, etc.
When we consider how depressed
IL the situation at present, and how
rich islour soil and favorable our
climate, it certainly seems that our
condition is susceptible of improve
ment. Where can this improve
1nens come from.except from our
selves?
We, therefore, appeal to yen to
unite In an effort to improve, by or
Eanization, discussion and study, the
fortunes Of onr State. Ifby eonfn-
ing our selves to the staple crops of
cotton, sugar and rice we have not
achieved prosperity, may not diver
siieation o. crops and pursuits, or
improved and intensive methods of
cultivation open to us great fu-
ture! Nature has beautifully con-
tributed a.fertile soil and a climate
where most of the agricultural crops
and grasses grow in perfect on, and
it is certainly within the range OF
possibility to utilize them by INTEL
lgence, new methods aud the many
Influences that result from combined
study and organization.
We therefore, urge upon you in
your respective parishes to organize
farmers clubs and associations, as
We believe that the methods that
have proved So successful in othe,
States will benefit us.
Remember that farmers associa.
tons abound in our sister States
just in proportion to their prosperity.
Thus the richest States have the
rnost of these associations, and the
poorest have theIeast, and if they are
beneficial to prosperity, what a bles-
sing may they not become to our
poverty?
The plan of our State Agricultu-
raj Society. calls upon the people to
organize locally and when organized
these local Organizations will send
delegates to state annual conven-
ton, aud thus home rule and local
views and interests will attain the
fullest development.
This is an earnest attempt to Or
ganize the farmers of The State, and
the opportunity is now offered you
to consult and confer together, in
order that independence and pros
perity may revivify the State.
The next annual State convention
OF the State Agricultural Society
will meet in Shreveport on the 4th
Wednesday of January, 1888, and
We earnestly hope that each parish
IN the State will be represented there
by delegates from agricultural asso-
Citations organized within its limits.
JAMES JEEFRIEs, of Rapides;
a. O. Stringfellow, of Red River: